Reporters Without Borders has condemned a new Russian offensive against the Internet as the country prepares to hold a presidential election next March.
Reports of the use of incendiary weapons in Syria mean there is an urgent need to strengthen the international law governing these exceptionally cruel weapons, says Human Rights Watch.
Draft legislation pending in the Russian parliament to impose restrictions on foreign media would further undermine media freedom in Russia, says Human Rights Watch.
A Russian court has imposed a fine on activist Evdokia Romanova for posting links to LGBTI-related stories on Facebook, inclusing stories from the Guardian and BuzzFeed.
Investigative journalist Alexander Sokolov has been jailed for three and a half years by a Russian court. Sokolov has been convicted with involvement in a banned extremist group.The International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists have joined the Russian Union of Journalists in condemning the ruling which is being used to silence and intimidate Sokolov and other journalists.
In response to the launches of ballistic missiles of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United Nations Security Council has moved to strengthen sanctions on the Northeast Asian country's exports.
Amnesty International has responded to a Russian-brokered proposal for "de-escalation zones" in Syria signed by Turkey and Iran and welcomed by the Syrian government.
With a ‘no’ vote from permanent member Russia, the United Nations Security Council yesterday failed to adopt a resolution that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and called on the Government to cooperate with an investigation into the incident.
Though recent developments in Syria are set to dominate US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's first official visit to Moscow this week, Amnesty International has called on him to use the opportunity to highlight the dire human rights situation inside Russia.